Communities across the country are working effectively to promote prevention in the first place through environmental, policy and systems changes:

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a coalition of youth, program staff and agencies worked together to revitalize Hunting Park, an 87-acre park in North Philadelphia.

The city of Richmond, California, developed a comprehensive general plan to address public health in community design.

These are just two of the profiles in Communities Taking Action: Profiles of Health Equity, our updated and improved online database of efforts from across the country. The media, policymakers and community advocates will find many more on-the-ground examples that illustrate effective cross-sector community prevention efforts. Now, it’s easier than ever to use Communities Taking Action: